WHAT OUR LEADERS SAID ABOUT NATIONAL SECURITY
"There is no place for set and forget and we will be holding another national security COAG in 12 months" - Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull
"I think today's unanimous decision-making in relation to these important security matters is a sign of the times we all live in" - NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian
"Some issues ought to be spared the indignity and the pretty much business-as-usual bickering that can sometimes be part and parcel of this forum" - Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews
"I will always fight very hard to ensure that the island state has the best possible security systems and supports in place" - Tasmanian Premier Will Hodgman
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"We all feel that we live in uncertain times" - Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk
"I think Australians want to see a unity ticket across the political divide on this important issue" - West Australian Premier Mark McGowan
"It is pleasing to come to Canberra to meet with my federal and state colleagues to cooperate in the national interest" - South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill
"We have sought to highlight the importance of privacy and civil liberties" - ACT chief minister Andrew Barr
"This is us at our best" - Northern Territory chief minister Michael Gunner
